Khorsabad, Prism of Sargon II with foundation text
Description | Khorsabad, Prism of Sargon II with foundation text |
Details | Foundation inscription. Fragment of the text:
In the month of Abu, the month of the descent of the fire-god, destroyer of growing vegetation, when one lays the foundation platform for city and house, I laid its foundation walls, I built its brickwork. Substantial shrines, built firm as the foundation of eternity, I constructed therein... Palaces of ivory, mulberry, cedar, cypress, juniper, and pistacchio-wood, I built at their lofty command for my royal dwelling.
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Date | 721 –705 BCE |
Inscriptionnr | ? (Akkadian) |
Creator | Bill Thayer |
Museum | Chicago, Oriental Institute |
Licence | CC0 1.0 Universal |
Linked | Assyria, Dur-Šarrukin (Khorsabad) |
Categories | Assyria |
Tags | Inscription, Source |
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